Summary

  • Teenagers arrested after two teachers attacked at Sheffield school

  • North Yorkshire RAF base hit by BAE job cuts

  • Sheffield scientists' fingerprint breakthrough 'to be used in evidence'

  • Lighthouse landmark for Leeds if city wins Capital of Culture bid

  • Devolution deal would 'benefit Yorkshire economy' - MP

  • Bradford-based bank fined for sending almost 1.5m spam messages

  • Updates on Tuesday 10 October 2017

  1. Want to live happy? Choose a spa townpublished at 09:14 British Summer Time 11 October 2017

    Spa towns are among the happiest places to live in the UK, according to a property website.

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  2. Our five top stories todaypublished at 18:00

    That's all from us for today. We'll be back tomorrow from 06:30 with all the latest news, sport, weather and travel for Yorkshire.

    Updates on breaking news will continue throughout the night, but before we go let's look back at some of our top stories from today:

    1. Teenagers arrested after teachers attacked in Sheffield school
    2. Yorkshire RAF base hit by BAE job cuts
    3. Condom-detecting fingerprint test "to be used in court"
    4. Bradford-based bank fined for sending almost 1.5m spam messages
    5. Lighthouse landmark for Leeds if city wins Capital of Culture bid

    See you tomorrow.

  3. E-fit appeal after taxi driver robbed in Dewsburypublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    Do you know this man? Police have released an e-fit of a man they want to speak to after a taxi driver was robbed in Dewsbury.

    E FitImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    It happened on Maple Road at about 19:30 on 30 September when a man went up to the car and stole money from the driver.

    If you have any information about the incident, you're being asked to get in touch with police.

  4. Listen: From Kenya to Yorkshire - Learning to fly to protect wildlifepublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    A man has travelled 4,500 miles to North Yorkshire to learn how to fly a gyrocopter.

    Pilot Daniel is learning the new skill at Rufforth Airfield so he can help protect wildlife from poachers in his home country of Kenya

    He says it's been his dream since he was a young boy to protect wildlife after his father, who was a poacher, was killed by a buffalo:

  5. Road resurfacing to start in Thirsk next weekpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    Good news if you travel around Thirsk in North Yorkshire - work starts next week on a £2m resurfacing programme.

    Long streetImage source, Google

    Roads in the North Yorkshire market town and the surrounding area will get a new surface overnight, with most of the work being done carried out between 19:00 until 05:00.

    Market Place, Millgate, Bridge Street, Stammergate and Long Street are all due to be resurfaced,

    In November, Long Lane through Picton village will also be resurfaced and patching will be carried out on Back Lane.

  6. Listen: Leeds reveals details of Capital of Culture bidpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    Details have been released of Leeds' bid to become European capital of Culture 2023.

    If it's successful, there are plans to build a full-sized lighthouse on the South Bank in honour of Leeds-born civil engineer Sir John Smeaton who built the famous Eddystone Lighthouse.

    The Leeds installation would host light and sound exhibitions.

    Speaking at the Capital of Culture launch at Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds City Council leader Judith Blake said the city can be a benchmark for the whole of Europe:

  7. 'Naive' man caught guarding £128,000 worth of cash and drugspublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    Bradford Telegraph and Argus

    A "trusted lieutenant" caught guarding £128,000 worth of cash and drugs at his Bradford home has been jailed for two years, external.

    Tomasz PiatkowskiImage source, Bradford Telegraph and Argus
  8. Doncaster taxi driver loses appeal over revoked cab licencepublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    A Doncaster taxi driver whose cab licence was revoked amid concerns over the condition of his vehicle has lost an appeal against the ban.

    TaxiImage source, Getty Images

    Omar Abbas Mahmood, of Barnby Dun Road, had his licence revoked by Doncaster Council earlier this year.

    In April, the council was told a number of taxi drivers were concerned about the condition of Mr Mahmood's cab and, after inspection, the vehicle was found to be unfit and was immediately suspended.

    It emerged that Mr Mahmood also had a recent conviction for driving without due care and attention, which he had failed to tell the council.

    He also hadn't informed the council about having being involved in five road traffic collisions involving licensed taxis in the previous 18 months.

    Turning down Mr Mahmood's appeal, magistrates said the council had supplied "overwhelming evidence" he was not a fit and proper person to retain his licences and he was ordered to pay costs of £350.

  9. Travel update: Snapshot across Yorkshirepublished at 17:03 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    BBC News Travel

    A quick look across Yorkshire as we enter the evening rush hour reveals that both Leeds and Sheffield are looking a bit congested tonight.

    York, you're getting away with it, it seems...

    In Leeds:

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  10. Travel update: York city centre road closurepublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

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    Worth bearing in mind if you use Micklegate in York:

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  11. Kilgallon & Knight-Percival extend dealspublished at 16:39 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    Bradford City defenders Matt Kilgallon and Nathaniel Knight-Percival sign one-year contract extensions.

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  12. Watch: Books help families deal with baby losspublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    When a baby dies, it can be a difficult subject to talk about - both for adults and for children.

    A publishing house in West Yorkshire is now trying to help families around the world facing this situation.

    Staff are hoping to help families who have lost a child by creating personalised storybooks about siblings who have died:

  13. York care home could close in shake-uppublished at 16:17 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    A council-run older people's home in York could be closed as part of an ongoing modernisation programme, it's been confirmed.

    Windsor HouseImage source, Google

    Residents, their relatives, and staff at Windsor House are being consulted on the option to shut the home, in Acomb, early next year.

    City of York council says it's part of plans to help deal with the city's growing and ageing older population and many of its homes are not fit for purpose.

  14. Condom-detecting fingerprint test 'to be used in court'published at 16:04 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    Fingerprint technology which can reveal more details about suspects in a crime - such as what food they have eaten or whether they have handled a condom - could soon be used as evidence in court.

    The method, developed by researchers at Sheffield Hallam University, is being trialled by West Yorkshire Police.

    It analyses material from the fingerprint to provide details on things like any alcohol or drug use or what they might have touched.

    The Home Office said it could be "only months" before it is used in casework:

  15. Lighthouse landmark for Leeds if city wins Capital of Culture bidpublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    A full-sized lighthouse will be built in Leeds if the city's successful in its attempt to become European Capital of Culture in 2023.

    Leeds 2023Image source, Leeds City Council

    The Capital of Culture title will bring "enormous benefits", according to Leeds City Council.

    Liverpool boasted a £750m "economic impact" when it held the title in 2008, the council adds.

    The lighthouse would be in a new "city park" on Leeds' South Bank and would host special light and sound events during the year.

    The Capital of Culture bid also includes the creation of an additional 2,500 hotel beds and the redevelopment of City Square.

    The bid will be formally submitted to the Department for Culture Media and Sport on 27 October.

    From there it's a wait until December to see if the city makes the shortlist...

  16. Travel update: Police close Bradford city centre roadpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    This will cause some problems in the centre of Bradford:

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  17. Police search for car's owner after crashpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    Police in Crossflatts, near Keighley, are searching for the owner of this car after its driver crashed it and ran off.

    CrashImage source, West Yorkshire Police

    It happened last night on the A650 Aire Valley Road, between Bingley and Keighley.

    Anyone with information about what happened is asked to contact police.

  18. 'Increased police presence' after teachers attacked at Sheffield schoolpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    There'll be an increased police presence near a Sheffield school after two teachers were attacked there yesterday, police say.

    Meadowhead School

    Two teenage boys, one aged 14 and the other 16, have been arrested following the incident which happened at Meadowhead School, on Dyche Lane, at about 14:50 on Monday afternoon.

    Both have since been released under investigation as enquiries continue, police say.

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    We are working closely with staff at the school. Our priority is to ensure the safety of staff and pupils."

    Insp Colette Fitzgibbons, South Yorkshire Police

  19. Four taxis ordered off road in Harrogate cab crackdownpublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 10 October 2017

    Four taxis have been taken off the road by Harrogate Borough Council due to mechanical defects and other breaches of licensing rules.

    Taxi

    It comes after North Yorkshire Police carried out checks in the town.

    Officers checked a total of 16 vehicles to ensure the drivers were properly licensed and the vehicles they were driving were safe to carry customers on the roads.

    Nine drivers were advised in relation to minor vehicle defects and several others were also warned by taxi inspectors about breaches of taxi licensing rules.

    Traffic Sgt Andy Morton said: "I want to again remind taxi drivers that it is their responsibility to ensure their vehicle is free of defects before they use it, regardless of the fact it is a company vehicle."

  20. Teenagers arrested after teachers attacked in Sheffield schoolpublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 10 October 2017
    Breaking

    Two teenagers have been arrested after two teachers were attacked at a Sheffield secondary school.

    School

    The teachers were assaulted at Meadowhead School, on Dyche Lane, at about 14:50 yesterday afternoon after reports two boys had entered the school.

    The two arrested teenagers, one aged 14 and the other 16, have been released under investigation.